Our Ocean of Islands

Developed with key contributors from each island nation, the exhibition celebrates embodied knowledges and practices that connect Indigenous peoples to their lands, seas, and skies. Through ancestors, cultural traditions, stories, creative expressions, and Indigenous voices, visitors can explore the ways diverse Indigenous perspectives continue to shape cultural identity and life across Moana Oceania.

Discover stories and knowledge from across the region, from 3,000 year-old-pottery from Vanuatu that traces ancient connections to the Indigenous peoples of Taiwan, to Kiribati works exploring the relationship between people and sharks, and a Samoan seasonal calendar shared through the story of the palolo.

Whether you have personal connections to Moana Oceania or are discovering something new, Our Ocean of Islands offers an opportunity to explore the diverse and rich cultures that make up this interconnected region.

Featuring contributions from:

Aotearoa | Indigenous Australia | Belau / Palau | Cook Islands | Fiji | Hawai‘i | Lamoireg, Federated States of Micronesia | Marshall Islands | Naoero | New Caledonia | Niue | Pitcairn | Papua New Guinea | Rotuma | Samoa | Solomon Islands | Tahiti | Taiwan | Tokelau | Tonga | Tungaru / Kiribati | Tuvalu | Vanuatu | West Papua